- Tasks
- Opening My Computer
- Opening the My Documents Folder
- Opening the My Pictures Folder
- Opening the My Music Folder
- Selecting a Folder
- Navigating Folders
- Changing the Window View
- Sorting the Contents of a Window
- Choosing Content Details
- Grouping Icons
- Creating a New Folder
- Displaying the Folders List
- Copying Folders
- Moving Folders
- Renaming Folders
- Deleting Folders
- Changing the Folder Options
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Changing the Window View
You can view the contents of a window in a variety of ways. If you want to see more of a window’s contents at one time, you can change the view to List. Click View, Details to view information about the contents of a window (size, name, type, modification date). You can also select Thumbnails, useful for pictures, or Tiles which shows an icon along with file information. Changing the way a window displays its contents can make it easier to find what you need.
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In the window you want to change, click the View menu, and then select the view you want.
The window displays the contents in that view (in this case, the Details view).
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Tip: Use the Views Button
You can also click the down arrow next to the Views button 
and select another view.